Fig. 1. Map showing the region considered in this study (Paraty, southeastern Brazilian coast) highlighting all of the fishing villages analyzed. The three sets of villages analyzed in detail (Trindade, P. Grande and Tarituba) are shown with larger dots. This map also highlights the main conservation areas with an impact on fishing villages and/or fishing grounds. The
two main conservation areas considered in this study, Tamoios Ecological Station and Bocaina National Park, are shown as the islands with the round circles representing the buffer zone and the inland darker area, respectively.